Project effectiveness in Niger commenced in September 2007. The first R&D and Innovation surveys were carried out in 2014 with data on core indicators collected to feature in the 3rd African Innovation Outlook report.
A training on international survey methodologies (OECD) was conducted in April 2015 drawing 40 participants, 9 of whom were female.
The country received a grant from SIDA of USD20,000 for strengthening data collection and processing in R&D related activities. Furthermore, the National Focal Centre was strengthened to promote effective survey methodologies.
Contact: Prof. Almou Mamane (almou_ens@yahoo.fr), Directeur Général de la Recherche et de l’Innovation, Mr. AMADOU Illya (illya.amadou@gmail.com).
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Key Results
The first R&D and Innovation surveys were carried out in 2014 with data on core indicators collected to feature in the 3rd African Innovation Outlook report. Experts from Niger were also among the 40 (9 women) trained on OECD international survey methodologies
To enable the implementation of the survey by the National Focal Centre, the country received a grant from SIDA of USD20,000 for strengthening data collection and undertaking R&D related activities
